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that's what allegedly happens with this defense contractor and former army officer. he is charged with passing nuclear secrets to his chinese girlfriend. here is cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: he is an army reservist with top secret clearance, doing contract work for contract command in ohio. benjamin bishop stands accused of leaking nuclear secrets, weapons, war plans, early warning radar systems. u.s. officials say he gave them to a chinese woman 32 years younger who he was having a relationship with. bishop was arrested and in is in custody. his attorney says this. >> served his country honorably for 29 years. maintains he would never do anything to intentionally harm the united states. >> reporter: is the woman a chinese spy? court documents identify her as person one. 27 years old. a chinese national. the documents say she met bishop at a defense conference and quote, may have been in the conference in order to target individuals like bishop that work with and have access to u.s. classified information regarding person one's purported interests. >> this is a hon
that's what allegedly happens with this defense contractor and former army officer. he is charged with passing nuclear secrets to his chinese girlfriend. here is cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: he is an army reservist with top secret clearance, doing contract work for contract command in ohio. benjamin bishop stands accused of leaking nuclear secrets, weapons, war plans, early warning radar systems. u.s. officials say he gave them to a chinese woman 32 years younger who he was having a...
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missile defense systems? couldn't that thwart even a surprise north korean attack? >> well, it might be able to. all the intelligence forces say we don't really know much about what they're planning at any point. they're such an insular society. the problem with missile defense systems is they really have not been proven to be overall as reliable as we would like them to be. and they're more reliable the longer the missile is in the air that you're trying to shoot at. you get more shots at it. this is a relatively small to intermediate range shot we're talking about in either case. if everything went right for the north koreans, they might be able to launch one of these, get past these defenses and actually hit one of these targets. the big quid pro quo here and the deterrent is what would come afterward. almost certainly an overwhelming response from the u.s. and its allies back on north korea. >> that would lead to a huge, huge war presumably. remember, north koreans have 1 million troops just north of south korea along the demilitarized zone. >>> vice president j
missile defense systems? couldn't that thwart even a surprise north korean attack? >> well, it might be able to. all the intelligence forces say we don't really know much about what they're planning at any point. they're such an insular society. the problem with missile defense systems is they really have not been proven to be overall as reliable as we would like them to be. and they're more reliable the longer the missile is in the air that you're trying to shoot at. you get more shots...
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the president is a bit defensive because people ask where was the world's biggest super power? you are supposed to be the voice of humanitarian needs around the world. how could you let this go on so long? why haven't you done more? the president said today at the news conference the united states from the start was calling on assad to step down and we know if you look at the calendar it is simply not true. many other countries were ahead of the united states in calling for assad to step down but it's a tough one for the president. he is right in the sense the united states used military force in this region from the beginning, there is still a big hangover from the iraq war in this part of the world. it would have been controversial. all the choices are difficult. he does get a bit defensive when that question is posed, wolf. >> he certainly does at least that is the impression you get from his comments. john is traveling with the president in amman, jordan. the president also scored a huge diplomatic victory on this trip today. he personally helped orchestrate a major step in
the president is a bit defensive because people ask where was the world's biggest super power? you are supposed to be the voice of humanitarian needs around the world. how could you let this go on so long? why haven't you done more? the president said today at the news conference the united states from the start was calling on assad to step down and we know if you look at the calendar it is simply not true. many other countries were ahead of the united states in calling for assad to step down...
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chris, just yesterday you and i were talking about this new defense pact between the u.s. and south korea in order to defer provocative threats from north korea. what are you learning today? >> here comes the latest escalation and it's one pentagon officials are telling us they are taking very seriously. their worry that this could lead to the kind of provocations that could, quote, take us to a place that neither side wants to go. north korea declared itself combat ready. pyongyang went beyond threats and put its rocket in long-range artillery forces at their highest combat alert. >> we will achieve nothing by these threats of provocations. >> reporter: north korea's military alert comes at a sensitive time. the three-year anniversary of the sinking. they say the north torpedoed its ship and killed 46 sailors. north korea directly threatened u.s. military bases in hawaii, the mainland, and guam. it doesn't have the capability to hit the u.s. but tens of thousands of american troops are in range deployed to bases in south korea, japan, the philippines, and guam. >> the u.s
chris, just yesterday you and i were talking about this new defense pact between the u.s. and south korea in order to defer provocative threats from north korea. what are you learning today? >> here comes the latest escalation and it's one pentagon officials are telling us they are taking very seriously. their worry that this could lead to the kind of provocations that could, quote, take us to a place that neither side wants to go. north korea declared itself combat ready. pyongyang went...
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a defense official i spoke with said, look, they normally don't even talk about agreements like this. the fact that they are shoud be taken as a direct message to north korea. kate? >> sure hope it acts as a deterrent because you know that's what they're hoping for. chris lawrence, thanks so much. >>> now to the fight over gun control, which is raging here in washington, as well as outside the nation's capital. both sides are pulling out all the stops. on the one hand, a world-famous comedian and the world's richest mayor on the other, one of america's most powerful lobbies which is now being criticized for making its pitch even to residents of a town hit so hard by a recent school massacre. cnn's tom foreman has been look noog this. tom, it goes without saying that passions are so high on this issue, they have always been. but what is the latest? they are really going all-out here. >> they really are. what you're seeing right now is big money and big names and big political power really pushing to get something done here. but that's in part because many of them are fearing that gun c
a defense official i spoke with said, look, they normally don't even talk about agreements like this. the fact that they are shoud be taken as a direct message to north korea. kate? >> sure hope it acts as a deterrent because you know that's what they're hoping for. chris lawrence, thanks so much. >>> now to the fight over gun control, which is raging here in washington, as well as outside the nation's capital. both sides are pulling out all the stops. on the one hand, a...
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yet they still raised their defense level. that gives you some idea of just how high tensions are running right now. accusations are flying, after a cyber attack shut down several banks and tv broadcasters in south korea. >> very disruptive impact. >> reporter: computers crashed, and up popped warnings from a new hacker group, promising to be back soon. some south koreans are blaming the north. which just last week accused the u.s. and south korea of launching persistent computer virus attacks and promised revenge. >> if this comes from north korea, it was government sponsored. >> reporter: cyber analyst james lewis said pyongyang hasn't been nearly as active at cyber attacks as russia, china and iran. >> while it could indicate with the korean if it was them, was, yeah, they're moving up the chain. they're figure out how to do things. >> reporter: u.s. military commanders say this advice could be just as destructive as bullets and bombs. >> our homeland is not the sanctuary it once was. >> reporter: the pentagon is trying to
yet they still raised their defense level. that gives you some idea of just how high tensions are running right now. accusations are flying, after a cyber attack shut down several banks and tv broadcasters in south korea. >> very disruptive impact. >> reporter: computers crashed, and up popped warnings from a new hacker group, promising to be back soon. some south koreans are blaming the north. which just last week accused the u.s. and south korea of launching persistent computer...
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that's what allegedly happened to this defense contractor and former army officer. he's charged with passing nuclear secrets to his chinese girlfriend. cnn's brian todd is here with this story. this is fascinating. >> it is, brianna. this also could be very damaging to u.s. national security. this man had access to some of america's most sensitive military secrets. he's accused of falling for what experts say is called a "honey trap." an army reservist who had top-secret clearance doing contract work for the pacific command in hawaii. benjamin bishop now stands accused of leaking military secrets, including information on nuclear weapons, war plans, early-warning radar systems. u.s. officials say he gave them to a chinese woman 32 years younger who he was having a relationship with. bishop is in custody. his attorney says this. >> he served his country honorably for 29 years. he maintains he would never do anything to intentionally harm the united states. >> reporter: is the woman a chinese spy? court documents identify her as person one, 27 years old, a chinese nat
that's what allegedly happened to this defense contractor and former army officer. he's charged with passing nuclear secrets to his chinese girlfriend. cnn's brian todd is here with this story. this is fascinating. >> it is, brianna. this also could be very damaging to u.s. national security. this man had access to some of america's most sensitive military secrets. he's accused of falling for what experts say is called a "honey trap." an army reservist who had top-secret...